DIY bicycle canvas art.

So it’s true – I love cycling. The funny thing is that I don’t do it. At least yet. My boyfriend has been a cyclist for over 30 years which is why it’s such a huge part of my life. He was a professional in Europe for awhile and races as a master (45+ age) now, so I go to all of his races and we’re always watching it on television. I even have ALL of the stuff to ride, but I haven’t started – that is coming soon (yikes!).

So right now we’re watching the Pro Tour, and in July there was the Tour de France . . . so that motivated me to do some bike art. It’s a simple project with fun results, and if you love cycling too, this is going to look smashing in your house. You can customize to any paint color and scrapbook paper you like. Here’s how it was made.

Gather These Supplies

Oval canvas – 12″

Scrapbook paper

Acrylic paint to match your paper

Mod Podge Satin

Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

Bike silhouette – I printed one from the internet to fit my canvas

Craft knife

Stencil tape

Paintbrush

Begin by painting the canvas with the color of your choice. Paint several coats and let dry.

Tape your silhouette image down to a piece of scrapbook paper. This is great to use up those sheets you have leftover from other projects. You may be wondering how I found my silhouette – it was easy. I simply googled “bicycle silhouette” and printed one freebie out that I liked. Make sure that the lines are thick enough so that you won’t have too much trouble cutting out the details.

I love cutting things with a craft knife! I’ve gotten pretty good at it. My #1 tip is just to work slowly.

Once the silhouette is cut out, just Mod Podge it down to the canvas. Place Mod Podge down on the canvas in a medium layer, put the bicycle silhouette on top and then Mod Podge over the top. Let dry.

Add Dimensional Magic to the top where the bicycle silhouette is for a little extra fun. It’s not a must but I highly recommend it.

Your bicycle canvas art is all done and ready to hang!

It kind of reminds me of the year in the Tour de France that Team Garmin had the really bold argyle legwarmers. Argyle . . . polka dots . . . bright colors . . . I love them all. Now that I’ve done this art, I think it’s time for me to get on the bike once and for all. I’ll let you know how it goes . . .

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